The government has shared that a total of 245 people have tested positive for coronavirus infection so far.

Issuing a press release at 10:15 am, Joint-Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari, clarified that the number of COVID-19 infected people is 245 till the date.

Earlier, issuing the press release by the Ministry in the morning, the Ministry mentioned that five new people of Dhanusha, Mahottari and Sarlahi districts were tested positive for coronavirus infection.

The recent press release reads, “As per the updated details, the number of COVID-19 infected people is 245. The number of five coronavirus infected people was added due to technical problem. ”

Joint-Spokesperson Dr Adhikari said that 32-year-old man of Chandragiri and six-year-old girl of Kapilvastu tested positive for coronavirus infection today.

Issuing a press release at 6:15 am, the Ministry had informed that two more people tested positive for coronavirus while issuing another press release at 7:45 am the Ministry had informed that five new people tested positive for coronavirus infection.